If you are balding, you probably have heard of this therapy already. Laser hair restoration therapy is the application of an artificial light source through manipulation to serve several therapeutic purposes including hair regrowth. It is considered a complementary treatment as it doesn’t remove the cause of the condition but only address its effects. However, its importance in preventing the course of alopecia is similar to that of treatments that act directly on the cause — which is why it’s called complementary, to begin with.
The cause of androgenetic alopecia is believed to be the build-up of a potent derivative of the male hormone testosterone, dihydrotestosterone (DHT). With genetic disposition, certain hair follicles in the scalp become sensitive to DHT formation since the latter blocks the supply of nutrients to the former. In this manner, the follicles shrink to inutility. Hair loss, then, occurs.



February 27th, 2012
Caroline
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